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Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.69719, -2.32490
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Foxglove +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Foxglove +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Windsor Avenue public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: residential
Show on map Highfield Park public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Park Avenue public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACL Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 510 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 510 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Lapwing · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow +48
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Water-Boatman · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jointed Rush · Lesser Trefoil · Snowberry · Common Ragwort · Feverfew +4
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Lapwing · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow +48
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Water-Boatman · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jointed Rush · Lesser Trefoil · Snowberry · Common Ragwort · Feverfew +4
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bush Vetch
Bush Vetch
Vicia sepium
Vicia sepium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus 